Sales for this month
March 2026Fiscal year ending June 2026Company-wide sales declined 4.9% year on year. Although all company-operated LABO stores were below the prior-year level, the North Japan area increased on spring demand, and 32 installation requests were received for the new Heat-Shielding KeePer Film. Capacity to accommodate increased customer visits in April is in place.
There was 1 fewer operating day than in the prior year, including 1 fewer Saturday, The reversal of rush demand ahead of the service price increase in the prior year, New-car deliveries were pushed back to April or later due to the automobile tax reforms, Sharp fluctuations in gasoline prices due to the situation in Iran and restrained purchases, More cautious household spending due to the steep rise in fuel oil prices, The reversal of rush purchases in the aftermarket ahead of the product price revision in March of the prior year
Capacity to accommodate increased customer visits during the April peak demand period will be put in place. Sales of the Heat-Shielding KeePer Film are expected to expand.
Scope of aggregation: Combined total for KeePer LABO company-operated stores and chemical product sales to franchise stores and other businesses (company-wide)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | March 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending June 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Combined total for KeePer LABO company-operated stores and chemical product sales to franchise stores and other businesses (company-wide) |
| Net sales for the month | ¥2,133,828,379 |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | -4.9 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 93.9 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Ratio (%) 89.6 / Definition Stores that have been open for at least 13 months |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 98.8 / Existing stores 94.5 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 95 / Existing stores 94.9 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Keeper LABO operations business / Year on year 96.2, Name KeePer product and related businesses / Year on year 94, Name Aftermarket / Year on year 87.3, Name New-car market / Year on year 112.3, Name Overseas expansion / Year on year 72.2, Name Other coatings / Year on year 67.5, Name North Japan Area, 11 Stores / Year on year 108 |
| Sales by category | Keeper LABO operations business ¥1,149,982,905, KeePer product and related businesses ¥983,845,474, Aftermarket ¥536,108,167, New-car market ¥388,489,696, Overseas expansion ¥13,830,916, Other coatings ¥45,416,695 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Customer Vehicles (All Stores) / Value 63,253 Units / Year on year 98.8 Units, Indicator name Average Ticket (All Stores) / Value 17,415 JPY/vehicle / Year on year 95 JPY/vehicle, Indicator name Revenue per labor hour / Value 6,952 JPY/hour / Year on year 86.6 JPY/hour, Indicator name Requests for Heat-Shielding KeePer Film Installation / Value 32 Engagements / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Company-operated 141 / FC 31 / All Stores 172 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 3 / Breakdown Sendai Nishikigaoka Store (Sendai, Miyagi), Hirakata Nagao Store (Hirakata, Osaka), Iwade Store (Iwade, Wakayama) |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 0 |
| Monthly Commentary | Company-wide sales declined 4.9% year on year. Although all company-operated LABO stores were below the prior-year level, the North Japan area increased on spring demand, and 32 installation requests were received for the new Heat-Shielding KeePer Film. Capacity to accommodate increased customer visits in April is in place. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | There was 1 fewer operating day than in the prior year, including 1 fewer Saturday, The reversal of rush demand ahead of the service price increase in the prior year, New-car deliveries were pushed back to April or later due to the automobile tax reforms, Sharp fluctuations in gasoline prices due to the situation in Iran and restrained purchases, More cautious household spending due to the steep rise in fuel oil prices, The reversal of rush purchases in the aftermarket ahead of the product price revision in March of the prior year |
| Measures from the following month onward | Capacity to accommodate increased customer visits during the April peak demand period will be put in place. Sales of the Heat-Shielding KeePer Film are expected to expand. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The factors were the reversal of rush demand ahead of the price revision in March of the prior year, delays in new-car deliveries following the automobile tax reforms effective from April 2026, restrained purchases and more cautious household spending amid sharp fluctuations in gasoline prices related to the situation in Iran and a steep rise in fuel oil prices, and 1 fewer operating day than in the prior year, including 1 fewer Saturday.